big cheese
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big cheese
Where it comes from
From big + cheese (“wealth, fame, importance”). Earliest use to mean importance from 1910.
noun big cheeses
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A very important figure, especially a high-ranking person in an organization.
He’ll be meeting with the big cheese first thing tomorrow, to present his proposal.
Similar: baron, big cheese, big enchilada, big gun, big kahuna, big man, big name, big noise, big shot, bigwig, big wheel, boss
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noun very important figure
| Español | pez gordo, cerote gordo, gerifalte, última chupada del mango, alto cargo |
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| 日本語 | 大物 ōmono, 巨擘 kyohaku, 要人 yōjin |
| 中文 | 大人物 dàrénwù, 要人 yàorén, 權勢之人 /权势之人 quánshìzhīrén, 大腕兒 /大腕儿 dàwànr, 頭面人物 /头面人物 tóumiànrénwù, 龍頭老大 /龙头老大 lóngtóulǎodà |
| Português | figurão, bambambã |
| Français | big boss, grand chef, grosse légume, gros bonnet, huile, bonze |
| Deutsch | hohes Tier, Bonze, dicker Fisch |
| Italiano | pezzo grosso, capo, pezzo da novanta, pezzonovante, VIP, papavero |
| Русский | больша́я ши́шка bolʹšája šíška, ва́жная ши́шка vážnaja šíška, ва́жная пти́ца vážnaja ptíca, ва́жная персо́на vážnaja persóna, большо́й нача́льник bolʹšój načálʹnik, ши́шка šíška |
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